| table_f {ltable} | R Documentation |
Function table_f
Description
Constructs tables of counts and proportions out of data sets.
Usage
table_f(data, datavars, type=1, digits=2, extended=FALSE, MV=FALSE, cb=FALSE)Arguments
data |
name of the data set; object of data.frame class |
datavars |
the character string that lists field names separated by comma in the order of presentation in the table: first has its sorted levels rolled out vertically leftmost, the last has its sorted levels spread by columns |
type |
the type of table: 1 (default) - count table; 2 - proportions by rows; 3 - proportions by columns; 4 - frequencies |
digits |
formats output digits number, applied only to proportions, default is 2 |
extended |
TRUE adds margins of counts, applied only for proportions and frequencies, FALSE by default |
MV |
includes missing values into tabulation, operates with type=1 only, FALSE by default |
cb |
TRUE permits to copy the table to clipboard, FALSE by default |
Details
You can construct table with data set fields of factor, character, logical, and numeric classes.
To insert table into Word document first open Excel, choose left high corner of placement by mouse click and use Ctrl+V combination or click on the Paste icon (the clipboard), then use Ctrl+C, open Word document, use Ctrl+V to place the table.
If You want to use clipboard to insert table into Word document use option cb=TRUE. You will be asked to confirm, for previous information of clipboard would be lost.
Value
returns object of class data.frame
Note
Abstain from putting continuous variables or too many factor variables into datavars list to keep table legible. Put factor variable with numerous levels at the end of the list.
Author(s)
Ocheredko Oleksandr Ocheredko@yahoo.com
Examples
data(sdata, package="ltable")
table_f(sdata, "a")
table_f(sdata, "a", MV=TRUE, extended=TRUE)
knitr::kable(table_f(sdata, "a,b,c"))
table_f(sdata, "a,b,c,d", type=2, digits=3)
table_f(sdata, "b,c,a,d", MV=TRUE, extended=TRUE, cb=TRUE)